A1FNT LTD

💤Zombieactive
11826267 · ltd · incorporated 2019-02-14
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£603.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -51% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £603,309
Net assets shrinking
Down £22,518 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 51% YoY
Cash YoY
-51%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£120k
↓ 51% YoY
Net Worth
£603k
↓ 3.6% YoY
Current Assets
£480k
↓ 64% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£266k£532k£798k£1.1m£1.3mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£603.3k£625.8k
Current assets£480.4k£1.33M
Cash£120.4k£246.6k
Debtors£360.0k£1.08M
Net assets£603.3k£625.8k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-03-01
    TOWENS, Linda Margaret resigned
    director
  3. 2025-12-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2025-05-06
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-12-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-07-27
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2019-02-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A1FNT LTD
  13. 2019-02-14
    TOWENS, Andrew Fletcher Noton appointed
    director
  14. 2019-02-14
    TOWENS, Linda Margaret appointed
    director
  15. 2019-02-14
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Fletcher Noton Towens
Individual · British · DOB 01/1949 · age 77
5075%
50-75% shares14/02/2019
Mrs Linda Margaret Towens
Individual · British · DOB 05/1952 · age 74
2550%
25-50% shares14/02/2019

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-02-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Berrow Links House Coast Road
Berrow
Burnham On Sea
Somerset
TA8 2QS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

TOWENS, Andrew Fletcher Noton
director · ~77y · appointed 2019-02-14
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Active
TOWENS, Linda Margaret
director · ~74y · appointed 2019-02-14 · resigned 2026-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-03